Fish-line reel.



A. B. NICHOLS.

FISH LINE REEL.

APPLICATION lIILYD DEG.24,1913.

L?? Patented Jan.19,1915.

THE NQRRJS PETERS CO., PHDTOYLITHU.. WASHINGTONl D. C,

this form is to be preferred and, therefore, I desire to claim the sainespecifically as Well as broadly as appears from the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

In a ydevice of the type described, the combination of frame members, ashaft jonrnaled thereon, a pair of collars on said shaft, a reel carriedby said shaft and comprising a plurality of Wires having a portion eX-tending radially from one of said collars, a portion extending parallelto said shaft, said portion being bent back upon itself for a distanceand a portion extending in a direction parallel to the rst named portionand radial to the second collar, and secured thereto, hoop memberscarried by said Wires at the ends of the portions thereof which lieparallel to the shaft, a pinion carried on said shaft, andspring-operated means disposed in the inclosure formed Within the reelin mesh with said pinion for driving said shaft, all coactingsubstantially as described for the purpose specified.

In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal in the presenceof two Witnesses.

ALMoN B. NICHOLS. [L s.)

Witnesses:

G.*D. BoRDNnR, S. D. PETERS.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

